Aran Kei
Biography
Kei Aran (安蘭 けい, Aran Kei), real name Touko Yasuda (安田 瞳子, Yasuda Touko) (born October 9, 1970), is a Japanese actress and former top star otokoyaku (an actress who plays male roles) of the Japanese Takarazuka Revue's Star Troupe. She joined the revue in 1991 and became the top star in 2007. She resigned from the company in April 2009 and is currently pursuing an acting career outside of the Revue. She is of Zainichi Korean descent and the first from such background to become the top star of the company.
Personal Details
Movies (50)
Musical 『Misaeng』
2025
The Rose of Versailles 50 ~Trajectory of Half a Century~
2024
血の婚礼
2022
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Margaret New
2021
Takarazuka Premiere Live 2018
2018
Little Voice
2017
『漂流劇ひょっこりひょうたん島』
2016
Fantastic Girls
as Takemi Akimoto (adult)
2015
The Nutcracker 3D
as Minister (voice)
2014
Takarazuka Revue 100th Anniversary Dream Festival
2014
Antony and Cleopatra
2011
Mitsuko
2011
Aran Kei's Ark 2010
2010
The Musical 「AIDA アイーダ」
2009
My Dear New Orleans / à Bientôt
2009
Takarazuka Special 2008 ~La Festa!~
2008
Side Story: The Rose of Versailles -Bernard- / Neo Dandyism! III
as ベルナール
2008
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as パーシー・ブレイクニー
2008
The Red and the Black
2008
El Halcon -The Falcon- / Revue Orchis -A Star Named Orchis-
as ティリアン・パーシモン
2007
TCA Special 2007 "'Allo! Revue! -80th Anniversary of Mon Paris-"
2007
Cherry Blossoms / Secret Hunter -There's Nothing in This World I Can't Steal-
as Dagobert
2007
ヘイズ・コード
2007
Too Short a Time to Fall in Love / Neo Dandyism! -Men's Aesthetics-
as アンソニー・ランドルフ
2006
TCA Special 2006 "Wonderful Dreamers ~People Dreaming~"
2006
The Rose of Versailles: Oscar
as Andre Grandier
2006
The Rose of Versailles -Fersen and Marie-Antoinette-
as Andre Grandier/Oscar Francois de Jarjayes
2006
龍星⎯闇を裂き天翔けよ。朕は、皇帝なり⎯
as 龍星
2005
TCA Special 2005 "Beautiful Melody, Beautiful Romance"
2005
王家に捧ぐ歌
as アイーダ
2005
Phantom
as Count Philippe de Chandon
2004
TCA Special 2004 "Takarazuka 90 ~On the Road to 100~"
2004
Aran Kei Dinner Show 「Sense」
2004
Lightning in the Daytime / Temptation!
as Edmond de Lambrouse
2003
TCA Special 2003 "Dear Grand Theater"
2003
Singin' in the Rain
as Don Lockwood
2003
Aran Kei Dinner Show 「Late Show」
2003
The Glassy Landscape / Babylon
2002
Butterfly Lovers / Southern Cross Revue in China
as Villager S
2002
The Prague Spring / Lucky Star!
as Jan Palach
2002
Revolt of a Gallant Poet
as Fujiwara no Tokitsura
2002
Revolt of a Gallant Poet
as Fujiwara no Tokitsura
2001
The Rose of Versailles 2001: Oscar and Andre (Star Troupe, 2001)
as Hans Axel von Fersen
2001
The Wonder Three
1999
Meet Again / Nova Bossa Nova
as Pierre Clement
1999
Frozen Tomorrow: Bonnie & Clyde
as Jeremy Methvin
1998
Icarus
as Icarus
1998
Ghost at Midnight / Les Cherubim
as William
1997
Wuthering Heights
as Edgar Linton
1997
Romanesque Mask / Golden Days
as アゾラン
1997